The drug packets were discovered by the scanners at the airport. Their arrests have been notified to the Indian officials and they have been granted counsellor access on September 21, said the officials.

These Indians are currently held in prisons at Guangxi and Guangzhou on drug smuggling charges.

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A Colombian model was also sentenced to 15 years in jail for drug smuggling in China, this year in July.

Drug smuggling in China is treated as a serious offence and in some cases, the crime attracts death penalty or long prison terms. Drugs peddling is a serious offence in China with punishments ranging from life-term in prison and death penalty.